|Slideshows|July 12, 2018

Pros and Cons of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Author(s)Arthur Robin Williams, MD, MBE

Although these medication-assisted treatments have been approved by the FDA and have strong empiric evidence for superior outcomes, it is important to know the good and the bad.

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